Humphreys Peak
Description
WikipediaHumphreys Peak (Hopi: Aaloosaktukwi, Navajo: Dookʼoʼoosłííd "its summit never melts") is the highest mountain and the second most prominent peak after Mount Graham in the U.S. state of Arizona. With an elevation of 12,637 feet (3,852 m), it is located within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness in the Coconino National Forest, about 11 miles (17.7 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Humphreys Peak is the highest of a group of dormant volcanic peaks known as the San Francisco Peaks. Humphreys Peak was named in about 1870 for General Andrew A. Humphreys, a U.S. Army officer who was a Union general during the American Civil War, and who later became Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. However, a United States General Land Office map from 1903 showed the name San Francisco Peak applied to this feature (apparently borrowed from San Francisco Mountain on which the peak stands). Thus the United States Board on Geographic Names approved the variant name in 1911. In 1933, the application of the names was rectified.
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aubineau Peak | 3,608 m | NE 59° | 1.9 km |
| Agassiz Peak | 3,766 m | S 180° | 2.3 km |
| Rees Peak | 3,497 m | NE 66° | 2.6 km |
| Fremont Peak | 3,648 m | SE 149° | 3.0 km |
| Doyle Peak | 3,493 m | SE 123° | 3.4 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel | 1. North End | 6c+ | 5.0 km |
| Prosthesis | 1. North End | 6c+ | 5.0 km |
| Be Yourself | 1. North End | 6c+ | 5.0 km |
| Wing Man | 1. North End | 6c | 5.0 km |
| Above The Storm | 1. North End | 7a+ | 5.0 km |
| Debra | 1. North End | 7b+ | 5.0 km |
| Chasing Dragons | 1. North End | 7a+ | 5.0 km |
| Hobo Joe | 1. North End | 6c | 5.0 km |
| New River | 1. North End | 6a+ | 5.0 km |
| Off Shore Drilling | 1. North End | 7c+ | 5.0 km |
| Ledgeway to Nowhere | 1. North End | 6c | 5.0 km |
| Sawed Off Shovel | 1. North End | 6c+ | 5.0 km |
| Mantle Madness | 1. North End | 6b+ | 5.0 km |
| Field Holler | 1. North End | 6a+ | 5.0 km |
| Our Daily Bread | 1. North End | 6c+ | 5.0 km |
| Little Stout | 1. North End | 7b | 5.0 km |
| Little Jugger Left | 1. North End | 6b | 5.0 km |
| Metro Line | 1. North End | 7b | 5.0 km |
| Lion's Bait | 1. North End | 7a | 5.0 km |
| Little Jugger Right | 1. North End | 5c | 5.0 km |
| Astroturf | Space Rubble Boulder | V7 | 5.0 km |
| Space Rubble | Space Rubble Boulder | V4 | 5.0 km |
| Snooter Rooter | Ship of Fools | V7 | 5.0 km |
| Ship of Fools | Ship of Fools | V8-9 | 5.0 km |
| Burning Point | 3. South End | 7b | 5.0 km |